Old 11-23-14 | 08:40 PM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

Originally Posted by bikemig
I have an '83 Trek 720 badly in need of a repaint. The cantis worked fine for touring but I would have thought that center pulls worked pretty well also. I almost bought the '82 but instead waited to get the 1983 frame with cantilevers. Sometimes I wish I hadn't though. It can be tough finding cantis that work on an old trek.
That is good to know. Thanks! So what do you think, have someone braze centerpull bosses on, or just go with the bike on ones? There is a certain elegance to the brazed on ones, but if there's no real advantage, well...
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